Mirror-support.



P. R. SBAMON.

MIRROR SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 23, 1912.

Patented June 3,1913.

car eras AETW FE PERCY R. SEAMON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR 0FFIFTY-ONE ONE- HUNDREDTHS T0 GEORGE R. HUSSEY AND NINETEENONE-HUNDREDTHS HARRY R. WHEELER, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

MIRROR-SUPPORT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 3, 11913.

Application filed August 23, 1912. Serial No. 716,589.

chusetts, have invented an Improvement in Mural-Supports, of whicli thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is aspecification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to a universally-adjustable mirror support andhas for its object to provide anovel construction by which the mirrorcan be readily adjusted into any one-of a variety of positions, eitherin a vertical direction, or a lateral direction, and to provide asupport which can be readily disconnected from the wall and hung ontothe supporting bracket, so as to be folded flat against the wall; and tootherwise improve mirror supports of this char acter, all as will bemore fullyhereinafter described and then pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Referring to the drawings wherein ll have shown a selected embodiment ofmy invention, Figure l is a perspective view showing the mirror support1n position for sustaining the mirror; Fig. 2 shows' .the mirror supportfolded and the mirror hung from the sustaining bracket; Fig. 3 showsthemirror is supported, and 3 a bracket adapt-' ed to be secured to theWall and by which the arm is sustained. The bracket 3 is shown as in theform of a plate which is adapted to be secured to the wall by screws 4,or other means, and which is provided with a boss 5 having an aperture 6therethrough. Situated above the boss is a later lly-extending flange 7having a slot 8 formed therein, which slot is enlarged at its inner end,as shown at 9. The folding arm 2 is made up of a plurality of sections10, 11 and 12 which are hinged together, and said arm is I 7 connectedto the back of the mirror by a sort The mirror is shown.

of universal joint. as having two ears 13 extending therefrom betweenwhich is pivoted the arm 14: of a hinge member 15, said hinge memberbeing pivotedat 16 to the section 10,.s0 that the axis of the jointbetween the hinge member 15 and the section 10 is at right angles to theaxis of the joint between said member 15 and the mirror 1. This allowsthe mirror to be swung about: two different axes at right angles to eachother and gives a universal joint movement to the mirror.

The section 10 of the arm is hinged to the section 11 by a joint 17 andthe section ,11 is hinged to the section 12 by another joint 18, saidjoints 17 and 18 being constructed with their axes at right angles toeach other so as to provide for swinging the sections of the arm intodifferent desired positions. These joints 17 and 18 may have anysuitable construction, but will preferably be such as to developsuflicient friction to hold the arm sections in any'adjusted position.The end of the section 12 of the arm is.provided with a. neck 19 of asize to enter the slot 8 and with a head 20 which is larger than theenlarged portion 9 of the slot. This head 20 has a goose-neck finger 21extending therefrom, which finger I is adapted to enter the aperture 6in the boss 5. I

When the mirror is to be used the finger 21 is inserted into theaperture 6 and the sections of'the folding arm 2 are adjusted so as tobring the reflecting surface of the mirror in the desired position. Theconnection between the folding arm 2 and the bracket 3 permits thefolding arm to be swung in a horizontal plane, and the various joints inthecarm permit the mirror to be placed in any desired position, as usualin devices of this-class.

The flange 7 acts as a sort of guard to prevent the arm '2 from beingaccident-ally disengaged from the boss 5. This bracket is so situatedthat the distance between its lower face and the boss 5 is slightly lessthan the distance from the extremity of the finger 21 and the topthereof, so that when'the folding arm 2 is lifted vertically until thebend of the finger strikes the flange 7, the lower end ofthe finger isnot quite clear of the aperture 6. The arm can be removed from thebracket, however, by tipping it slightly when the finger isnearlywithdrawn from the aperture, asv shown in Fig. 3. Similarly, thefinger 21 can be inserted into the aperture by first entering theextremity of the finger into the aperture while the arm is at a slightlyinclined position and then bringing the arm in horizontal position withthe finger in alinement with the aperture.

The slot 8 in the flange 7 and the neck 19 provide means for hanging upthe mirror flat against the wall with the arm 2 folded, as shown in Fig.2. In this position the mirror is entirely out of the way and, moreover,the mirror is sustained at a lower level than the bracket 3 and can,therefore, be used by children or other persons of short stature.

. In Fig. 5 I have shown the folding arm arranged to act as a stand forsupporting the mirror.v By folding the arms 11 and 12 at an angle toeach other to form a triangular base to rest on a table and thenswinging the arm 10 upwardly at a proper angle, the bracket will make afirm stand to support the mirror on a table or bureau.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is In a mirror support, the combination with abracket in the form of a supporting plate adapted to be secured to a.wall and having a boss rigid therewith and extending later allytherefrom, said boss having a vertically-extending aperture, of afolding arm provided at its end with a supporting finger which has aportion extending laterally from said arm, a portion extending parallelthereto, and another laterally-extending portion parallel to thefirst-named portion but of suflicient length to extend across the end ofthe arm, said latter portion being separated from said end and adaptedto enter the aperture in the boss, a slotted guard flange rigid with thesupporting plate and extending laterally therefrom above the boss, thedistance between the guard flange and the top of the boss being slightlyless than the length of the last-named laterally extending portion ofthe supporting finger and the slot in said guard flange being situatedto permit the supporting finger to be withdrawn from the apertured bosswhen the arm is lifted as far as the guard flange will permit and thentilted slightly, and a mirror sustained by said arm. 7

I I11 testimoi'iywhereof, I have signed my name to this specification,in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

PERCY R. SE AMON.

Witnesses Louis C. SMrrH, THOMAS J. DRUMMOND.

